Reardon

Reardon is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin. It is an anglisation of the modern Irish Gaelic Ó Ríordáin, which itself in turn derived from the original 'Ó Ríoghbhardáin', meaning ''royal bard'' (from the Irish Gaelic words, ''rí'' = king, and the diminutive form of ''bard''). Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Reardon (born 1975), known online as "How to Cook That", Australian YouTube personality * Beans Reardon (1897–1984), American umpire in Major League Baseball * Bill Reardon (born 1941), American politician and educator * Casper Reardon (1907–1941), classical and later jazz harpist * David Reardon, American director of the Elliot Institute * Dom Reardon, British comics artist (''2000AD'') * Jack Reardon (1914–1991), Australian rugby league footballer and writer * Jeff Reardon (born 1955), American baseball relief pitcher * Jim Reardon (born 1965), director and storyboard consultant (The Simpsons) * Jimmy Reardon (1925–2019), Irish Olympic sprinter * John Reardon (born 1975), Canadian actor and former college football player * John Reardon (baritone) (1930–1988), American baritone and actor * Ken Reardon (1921–2008), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Kerry Reardon (born 1949), American football player * Mara Candelaria Reardon, American politician and representative (Indiana Democrats) * Mary A. Reardon (1912–2002), American Catholic liturgical artist * Michael Reardon (climber) (1965–2007), American professional free solo climber, filmmaker, motivational speaker and writer * Michael Reardon (architect), English architect, historic building consultant, and interior designer * Michael Reardon (activist) (1876–1945), New Zealand political activist * Nathan Reardon (born 1984), Australian professional cricketer * Paul Reardon (1909–1988), Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court * Phil Reardon (1883–1920), American professional baseball player * Ray Reardon (1932–2024), Welsh snooker player * Sean Reardon, American sociologist * Steve Reardon (born 1971), Australian rugby league player * Stuart Reardon (born 1981), English rugby league player * Terry Reardon (1919–1993), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Thomas Reardon (born 1969), American computational neuroscientist and entrepreneur, creator of Internet Explorer * William Reardon Smith (1856–1935), British shipowner Provided by Wikipedia